MSS to help combat security threats across different business verticals

Today, the managed security services (MSS) fulfils one of the important issues many users combat: absence of skilled security professionals. Thus MSS serves as one of the growing and most lucrative opportunities now for service providers. Backed by big data approach to provide security, managed security services are the only popular means to face the dynamic threats enterprises face. There is growing demand for MSS in various verticals such as Telecommunication and Information Technology, Healthcare, Manufacturing, Retail plus several others.

 

A healthcare professional often lose sleep, concerned about the security breach in the company. Therefore, managed security solutions offers a peace of mind to professionals at surgical centers, hospitals, medical practice and several other healthcare institutions. Enterprises such as IBM Security Services, Solutionary, Logicworks and Trustwave amid others provide 24/7, cutting –edge intrusion prevention as well as detection solutions. These companies offer SIEM services to make sure the health information of the patients are secure. Moreover the MMS services also helps healthcare institutions meet their HIPAA as well as other important compliance obligations. In an interview to “HIMSS Conference” Michael Campana said that security is important in healthcare segment and that security breaches costs companies approximately $6.5 billion (US Dollar) each year.

 

Besides this, security breaches in the retail segment continues to make headlines in 2015. With companies such as Target and Neiman Marcus facing security breaches have compelled these retail giants to consider specialized IT security services in retail space. An article published in the Channel Insider predicted that about 30% retailers in the United States would count on the opportunity represented by the MSS in the retail segment.  In December 2013 Siemens has launched it’s much awaited MSS in the United States with the aim to offer constant protection to factories and production units. The solution consisted of assessment of the security status, deployment of desired security measures as well as transitions into continuous safeguarding against fast growing threat on cyber security. The state –to –the –art service was first launched in the United States and then introduced in Asia and other parts of Europe.

 

According to a report published by Allied Market Research titled “Global Managed Security Services Market,” MSS would see a tremendous growth in sectors including BFSI (Banking Financial Services and Insurance), Telecommunication and Information Technology, Defence and many others. 

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